1990–91 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 1990–91 National Football League October 1990 – 5 May 1991 Dublin Tommy Carr Paddy Cullen 7th Kildare Mick O'Dwyer 1989–90 1991–92 The 1990–91 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver Assurance National Football League, was the 60th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Dublin defeated Kildare in the final.http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/4/ GAA Final Teams 2015-07-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20150717041300/http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/4/ 2015-07-17 dead GAA Archive 1991February 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Photos of final Format 1990-91 was the final season of this league structure. The league was re-formatted for 1991-92."New League system to get the boot", Irish Independent, 23 January 1992, p. 16 Divisions Division One: 8 teams Division Two: 8 teams Division Three: 16 teams. Split into two regional groups of 8 (North and South) Round-robin format Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away. Points awarded 2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw. Titles Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title. Knockout stage qualifiers Division One: first 4 teams Division Two: first 2 teams Division Three (North): first team Division Three (South): first team Knockout phase structure In the quarter-finals, the match-ups were as follows Quarter-final 1: First-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (South) Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (North) Quarter-final 3: Third-placed team in Division One v Second-placed team in Division Two Quarter-final 4: Fourth-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Two The semi-final match-ups are Semi-final 1: Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 4 Semi-final 2: Winner Quarter-final 2 v Winner Quarter-final 3 The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2. Promotion and relegation Owing to the re-structure of the league, promotion and relegation did not take place in the same manner as it did under the same structure in other years. Division One: No relegation. All 8 teams placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Division Two: top 7 teams placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Bottom team placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL. Division Three (North): group winners promoted to Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Group runners up play-off for the third promotion slot from Division Three to Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Remaining teams in the group placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL. Division Three (South): group winners promoted to Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Group runners up play-off for the third promotion slot from Division Three to Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Remaining teams in the group placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL. Separation of teams on equal points In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary, i.e. where to decide relegation places or quarter-finalists. League Phase Tables and Results Division One TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Dublin football7 5 1 1 11 Advance to quarter-finals; placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL20px|border Donegal football7 4 1 2 1020px|border Kerry football7 4 03 8 20px|border Roscommon football7 4 0 3 8 20px|border Armagh football7 3 1 3 7 Placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL20px|border Meath football7 2 2 3 6 20px|border Down football7 12 4 4 20px|border Cork football7 1 1 5 3 "Tables", Irish Press, 11/03/1991, p. 62 Division Two Division Two play-offs 31 March 1991 For 2nd Place Kildare 3-11 — 2-8 Leitrim Navan"Results", Irish Press, 1 April 1991, p. 14 Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Tyrone football7 5 1 1 11 Advance to quarter-finals; placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL20px|border Kildare football7 5 0 2 10 20px|border Leitrim football7 5 0 2 10 Placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL20px|border Derry football7 4 1 2 9 20px|border Mayo football7 3 2 2 8 20px|border Longford football7 1 1 5 3 20px|border Antrim football7 1 1 5 3 20px|border Cavan football7 1 0 6 2 Placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL Division Three Division Three promotion play-off 31 March 1991 Galway 1-13 — 0-10 Wexford Navan"Galway win dull encounter", Irish Press, 1 April 1991, p. 53 Division Three (North) table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Offaly football7 7 0 0 14 Advance to quarter-finals; placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL20px|border Galway football7 5 1 1 11Placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL20px|border Louth football7 4 03 8 Placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL20px|border Laois football7 3 0 4 620px|border Fermanagh football7 3 0 4 6 20px|border Monaghan football7 3 0 4 6 20px|border Westmeath football7 11 5 3 20px|border Sligo football7 1 0 6 2 Division Three (South) table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus20px|border Wicklow football7 6 1 0 13 Advance to quarter-finals; placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL20px|border Wexford football7 5 0 2 10Placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL20px|border Tipperary football7 4 03 8 20px|border Limerick football7 4 0 3 820px|border Carlow football7 3 0 4 6 20px|border Waterford football7 3 0 4 6 20px|border Clare football7 21 4 5 20px|border Kilkenny football7 0 0 7 0 Knockout stages Quarter-finals 14 April 1991 Dublin 2-10 – 0-11 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin"Dubs stroll through Garden", Irish Independent, 15 April 1991, p. 26 14 April 1991 Donegal 1-16 – 0-16 Offaly Breffni Park, Cavan"Roscommon make Tyrone pay heavy price for squandermania", Irish Independent, 15 April 1991, p. 26 5,000 14 April 1991 Kildare 1-7 – 0-9 Kerry Croke Park, Dublinhttp://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1991/League Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1991 League 14 April 1991 Roscommon 1-9 – 0-11 Tyrone Breffni Park, Cavan"Roscommon make Tyrone pay heavy price for squandermania", Irish Independent, 15 April 1991, p. 26 5,000 Semi-finals 21 April 1991 Dublin 1-18 – 0-11 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin"Cullen's deadly destroyers", Irish Independent, 22 April 1991, p. 25 21 April 1991 Kildare 0-14 – 1-10 Donegal Croke Park, Dublin"Micko's men march on", Irish Independent, 22 April 1991, p. 25 Final 5 May 1991 Final Dublin 1-9 – 0-10 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin 50,000 Damian Campbell Tempo Maguires County Fermanagh References National Football League National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons